25 February 2025, Kigali, Rwanda
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2025 Inclusive FinTech Forum!
Today’s highlights
We have a packed programme today and we encourage you to attend whichever open sessions are of most interest to you. However, we thought it might be helpful to highlight a few sessions for your convenience:
Welcome Address
Time: 10.20am to 10.25am
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker:
- Nick Barigye, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Finance Limited
Empowering Economic Inclusion Through Advanced Technologies in Africa
Time: 10.25am to 10.30am
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker:
- Alvin Tan, Minister of State (Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth) and Board Member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore
Presidential Address: Empowering Economic Inclusion Through Accelerated Technology Adoption
Time: 10.40am to 10.50am
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker:
- H.E Paul Kagame, President, Republic of Rwanda
Special Announcement - Africa's Next Gen DPI
Time: 11.30am to 11.50am
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s:
- Hon. John Rwangombwa, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda
- Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS)
- Sopnendu Mohanty, Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
- Kwame Oppong, Director of FinTech and Innovation, Bank of Ghana
Emerging Markets: The Leap Forward for Digital Public Infrastructure
Time: 11.50am to 12.30pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s:
- Cornelius Karlens Dekop, Governor, Bank of Botswana
- Hon. Denny Kalyalya, Governor, Bank of Zambia
- Lacina Koné, Director General/Chief Executive Officer, Smart Africa Secretariat
- Hon. John Rwangombwa, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda
Moderator:
- Sopnendu Mohanty, Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Building Bridges: How KIFC is connecting Africa to the world
Time: 1.30pm to 2.10pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s:
- Joe Moynihan, Chief Executive Officer, Jersey Finance
- Kwan Chi-man, Group Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Raffles Family Office & Chair, Family Office Association Hong Kong
- Nick Barigye, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Finance Limited
- Albert Alsina, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Mediterrania Capital Partners
Moderator:
- Fadilah Tchoumba, Chief Executive Officer, ABAN
Unlocking Africa's Capital Markets: Bridging Gaps, Building Opportunities
Time: 2.20pm to 2.30pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker:
- Hon. Yusuf Murangwa, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
Time for Action: Accelerating Affordable Remittances in Africa
Time: 3.10pm to 3.40pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s:
- Hon. Ingabire Paula, Minister of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda
- Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS)
Moderator:
- Kosta Peric, Deputy Director, Inclusive Financial Systems, Gates Foundation
Announcement - RNDPS 2.0: Charting a Roadmap to Rwanda's Digital Payment Revolution
Time: 3.40pm to 3.50pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s:
- Blaise Pascal Gasabira, Chief Executive Officer, Rswitch Ltd
- Hon. John Rwangombwa, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda
- Kosta Peric, Deputy Director, Inclusive Financial Systems, Gates Foundation
- Hon. Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda
- Paula Hunter, Executive Director, Mojaloop Foundation
- Dr Robert Ochola, Chief Executive Officer, AfricaNenda Foundation,
Announcement - Rwanda Center for Digital Public Infrastructure
Time: 4:30pm to 4.35pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker: Innocent Muhizi, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)
Digital Public Infrastructure and the Future of Payments: Building Inclusive and Efficient Financial Ecosystems
Time: 3.30pm to 5pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s: Blaise Pascal Gasabira, Chief Executive Officer, Rswitch Ltd, Israel Bimpe, Chief Executive Officer, Irembo, Muriuki Njagi Eric, Chief Executive Officer, LOOP DFS, Chek-Tchung Foo, Executive Director, Public Policy, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS)
Moderator: Sabine Mensah, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, AfricaNenda Foundation
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